School resource officers (SRO)

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Webinar Transcript: NIJ FY 2024 Research and Evaluation on School Safety

Deadline Notice

The deadline to complete and submit an application for the solicitation discussed below has passed.

This webinar provided information on the NIJ FY 2024 Research and Evaluation on School Safety solicitation. In collaboration with BJA, this solicitation will seek applications for rigorous research and evaluation projects to fill knowledge gaps in two topical areas:

Studies on the root causes and consequences of school...

Research and Evaluation on School Safety: Perceptions of State School Safety Center Supports and Services

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Third Administrator? Perceptions of School Resource Officers in Predominantly White Elementary Schools

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Teacher Perceptions of School Resource Officers and Associations with School Safety

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

“I’m a security professional, a counselor, a leader, and sometimes a father figure”: Transformative social emotional learning through the eyes of school security professionals

Date Published

2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Understanding the Quality and Perceived Impacts of SRO Training: An Evaluation of the Largest National Training Provider for School Police

15PNIJ-23-GG-02605-MUMU

Open

Funding First Awarded

2023

$999,604

School Safety or School Criminalization? The Typical day of A School Resource Officer in the United States

Date Published

May 2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Alignment Between Community Policing and the Work of School Resource Officers

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

"A social worker... teacher...principal - we're everybody": The School Police Officer Role in Schools

Date Published

2022

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Perceptions of Officer Roles in School Resource Officer Programs

Date Published

February 2023

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical)

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Assessing a School Justice and Behavioral Health Collaborative Approach to Improving School Safety

Date Published

December 2021

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Why and When Do School Resource Officers Engage in School Discipline? The Role of Context in Shaping Disciplinary Involvement

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Bridging the Gap: School Resource Officers as Bridge Builders in the Community Policing Era

Date Published

2019

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Study/Research), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Description

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

Effects of School Resource Officers on School Crime and Responses to School Crime

Date Published

2020

Publication Type

Research (Applied/Empirical), Report (Grant Sponsored), Program/Project Evaluation, Program/Project Description, Administration/Management Material

Agencies

NIJ-Sponsored

The Science of School Safety

Date Published

August 2022

Agencies

NIJ

The Science of School Safety

August 2022

Series

Justice Today Podcast

Gun violence may be the most discussed topic surrounding school safety, but it is by no means the only one. Bullying, school climate, and mental health affect students across the country, and are some of the many other issues that NIJ researches. Mary Poulin Carlton, an NIJ social science analyst, joins host Paul Haskins to discuss these and other important school safety issues.

Reading and Resources from the National Institute of Justice:

Transcript

The Science of School Safety

Audio file

The Science of School Safety